Nintendo Politely Declined Project Natal Technology Back In ’07

Nintendo execs have apparently said that they were given the option to benefit from the same technology which powers Microsoft’s Project Natal, however they declined as camera technology was a bit too pricey.

A trustworthy source around the matter said that Nintendo’s boss, Satoru Iwata saw the technology at the end of 2007 where he was not interested. The insider also commented on Microsoft’s Natal, and the companies promises as Nintendo said that they “remain unconvinced Natal will deliver on the more sophisticated elements of what Microsoft is promising at the price they’re aiming for.”

This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard about Nintendo being familiar with the technology.

[s:kotaku]